During and after the Revolutionary War, each state set up their own government and laws to give themselves power and rights. The states did not want the same thing to happen to them by a stronger government, that happened with the British government creating taxes and laws against the colony, so the states gave the central government limited powers. The attempt to create a limited government in the Articles of Confederation failed because it gave the central government limited powers. The American government couldn’t effectively create and enforce rules because the states had all the real power, which made the central government weak.
The Articles of Confederation had several major problems that made it fail. The Articles didn’t give Congress an executive or president and no court system. A central government within the Articles of Confederation had no real power. All of the states maintained most of their power, which made it hard to establish a real government. Governments need power but the government under the Articles hardly had any powers. Without an executive or president there was no central figure or central body to guide decisions or act on behalf of the separate states. Under the Articles of Confederation, …show more content…
There was no national currency in the country, each state had its own money. With no national power to regulate trade in America, that meant each state traded with whichever states and countries they wanted to. For example, South Carolina could decide to trade with and tax Virginia but not trade with Maryland, and they could also trade with other countries without Congress interfering. The states having all of their power and the ability to regulate that power how they wanted could lead to disorganization and issues within America, and Congress would not have the power to prevent problems and fix
The Articles of Confederation had several major problems that made it fail. The Articles didn’t give Congress an executive or president and no court system. A central government within the Articles of Confederation had no real power. All of the states maintained most of their power, which made it hard to establish a real government. Governments need power but the government under the Articles hardly had any powers. Without an executive or president there was no central figure or central body to guide decisions or act on behalf of the separate states. Under the Articles of Confederation, …show more content…
There was no national currency in the country, each state had its own money. With no national power to regulate trade in America, that meant each state traded with whichever states and countries they wanted to. For example, South Carolina could decide to trade with and tax Virginia but not trade with Maryland, and they could also trade with other countries without Congress interfering. The states having all of their power and the ability to regulate that power how they wanted could lead to disorganization and issues within America, and Congress would not have the power to prevent problems and fix